WEBVTT SIMON WAS ONLY 10 MONTHS OLD,BUT AS THE SON OF THE BIGGESTRABBIT IN THE WORLD ACCORDING TOTHE GUINESS BOOKTHIS IS DARIUS.SIMON HAD POTENTIAL TO BE THENEXT CHAMPIONIT WAS EXPECTED THE SIMON WOULDEXCEED THAT SIZE.MARCUS: AND THAT IS WHY A GROUPOF DES MOINES BUSINESSMEN PAID3$300 FOR SIMON, AND HIS PLANERIDE OVER THE ATLANTIC THAT HEFOR SOME REASON, DID NOT SURVIVEAFTER TAKING THIS PICTURE OFSIMON IN HIS TRAVEL CRATE UNITEDCREMATED THE REMAINS.>> WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THEOWNERS, OF COURSE DESTROYED ANYEVIDENCE THAT MIGHT GIVE ANOBJECTIVE EXPLANATION TO WHATHAPPENED.MARK: THE BUYERS HAVE RETAINEDATTORNEY GUY COOK TO REPRESENTTHEM AS THEY PURSUE A FULLINDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION,REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSESRELATED TO SIMON'S ACQUISITION,PUNITIVE DAMAGES AND THEY WANTUNITED TO EVALUATE THEIR PETTRANSPORTATION POLICIES THEREASON THEY ARE SO DISAPPOINTEDIS SIMON WAS DESTINED TO BE ACHAMP AT THE STATE FAIR, AND THEOWNERS PLANNED TO USE SIMON'SFAME TO RAISE FUNDS.>> PUBLIC APPEARANCES, TRAVELINGAROUND TO SHOW OFF SIMON, THEWORLD'S LARGEST RABBIT, AND ALLTHE FUNDS GENERATED FROM THATGIVEN BACK TO THE IOWA STATE